Markham man fatally wounded in West Englewood shooting

A 20-year-old man died this morning after he was shot on the South Side in the city's West Englewood neighborhood, officials said.

Martell Wesley of the Markham neighborhood was pronounced dead at 9:34 a.m. at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, according to a spokesman for the Cook County medical examiner's office.

The spokesman said Wesley was shot in the 6200 block of South Wood Street, but he had no further information about the time the shooting occurred.

About 8:42 a.m., Wesley was driving with two passengers on the 1800 block of West 63rd Street when a white SUV pulled along side his car and someone began shooting, said Police News Affairs Officer Daniel O'Brien.

Wesley pulled off, but crashed into a garage on the 6200 block of Wood Street, O'Brien said. He suffered a gunshot wound to his chest and was taken to Christ Medical Center where he was pronounced dead less than a hour later.

Another passenger suffered a gunshot wound to his ankle and was taken in good condition to Saint Bernard Hospital and Health Care Center, O'Brien said.

The third passenger was not wounded. Police said he was not cooperative about the circumstances leading up to the shooting.

As of 6:30 p.m., no one was in custody for the shooting. Wentworth Area detectives were investigating.